Tommy (pap) Parry from Platt Waz

Well known round the pubs in Platt Bridge is he still gong strong not seen or heard anything about him for years. He was always in the King Billy and Queens.

Will ask around. His brother Edward was in my class at school.

Thanks Broady

peter g.
I have just had an e-mail to say Tommy has been out for the last three Sundays. He goes with his brothers and has one pint. He is in sheltered accommodation in Moss lane but by all accounts is doing well which is good news. He was in the King by the way.

peter g was speaking today of Ian (Eddie) Edwards and Peter Burrows who also frequented the said places

That's good news to know he's ok. broady thanks. Also Pey Burrows, beep54, not seen Pey since the Owd Hall days when we used to watch the rock band on Fri and Sun nights what a character he was passing a sweaty motorbike boot round full of ale and swigging out of it. Happy days. Is Pey ok?

Lost contact in the 70s but bumped into him few years ago, he is ok, still as mad as a brush.

He worked with my dad at LUT depot, He once threw a firework in the chip range at the chippy in Lower Ince and blew the shop up.

Can believe that, my Brother worked at LUT

peter g/ beep 54: Do you remember any of the others that used to knock about with Pey Burrows and Eddie Edwards?

some do you know any uncle?

Some, yes. Dickie Sharples, Jimmy Wilkie. There may have been others as well.

Sorry joe I cant remember any just those two it was years ago

There was a Dickie Sharples in my class at school. Lived in Hindley last time I heard. Saw him in the King probably fifteen years or so ago.

Peter g it is so loooonnnng ago I remember going to Peter's home to see Yellow Sub on the television Peter's brother told me that there would soon be a machine that you could record on and watch again and again, didn't seem possible but hey ho,uncle joe, there was Barry AKA Jigger

Pey once saw three men beating up one lad he pulled up his car jumped out and said let's even this up a bit he pasted one guy and the other two just ran off terrified.

Bang on He is a good lad

beep54: the brother would be Ger, would it not? At a guess, you and I will know each other.

It is Gerald, think we may I know all the names you have mentioned plus a lad named Macy how will you know if I know you?

uncle joe did you see yellow sub or the concert for Bangladesh with us?

beep54. I didnt see any of those.

Do you remember any of Peys mates that used to go in the Railway?

Yes but it's long ago, did you go in the Bridgewater?

It's the names I will have forgotten

I certainly did beep54. There were quite a few of us went in there.

Are you on the forum section of this site? We can continue with pm's if you want.

Blimey what's forum section? are you still in touch with Peter?

Thick I am I can see forum at the top of the page , but then what?

Click on forum, then when that page comes up, click on register now, and fill in your details.

Its a while since I last spoke to Peter, he wasnt very well at the time.

Sorry to hear this, last time I saw him he was fine, have done the forum thing

I'll send a pm as soon as I see your name n the members list.

Last time I spoke to Peter was late 2009 or early 2010

uncle for some reason I can't register

If you like, pass on your email address to admin, and ask him to send it to me. I'll mail as soon as he sends it if thats ok.

uncle have done

beep54, nothing arrived so I tried to send mine. I just get "undelivered"

uncle joe there are some clever tech folk on here maybe some kind member can help us

Uncle tried again came back undelivered

beep, I did manage to get a mail off to Brian, so with luck, he'll pass on my mail addy to you.

uncle we seem to have a communication prob

It certainly seems so.

You will know me from the Bridgewater.

I dont know the reason brian has not passed on my email address.

Did you go to Hindley Legion?

I did.

Do you have a brother called Tony?

No I don't, I now know you are not someone I didn't want to speak to I think you know me now, will try again to get in touch

Looking forward to getting in touch. We have a lot of catching up to do!

So you know who I am?

You will find me on FB as I once was

I'm thinking that you are SC? Correct?

Sorry no

I need a clue...

The only other I can think of is MR.

John Lennon

With the Bedford?

It's a long and winding road our conversation I am not him but connected I must have been really insignificant

Give me your initials, I may not even know you

Do you remember who lived at Bryngates? Initials BH.

Jigger

What would your initials be?

A S you have been to my home many times and I to yours my lovely mother would make meals for all of us

Where did you live back then?

Hindley

Now I know who you are.

I'll try to get a message to you on FB.

Getting back to Tommy Pap, In the late 1940s & early 1950s, If Wigan Rugby played in the final at Wembly a Chap they called Tommy Pap was said to walk from Wigan to Wembley , he set off walking 3 weeks before the game,

Not the same guy bentlegs Pap wasn't born then

I would estimate Tommy at 68 or 69.

That's about right broady didn't he get held down in the Platt Bridge inn and someone tattood "pap tommy" on his chest that's the story he told us anyway.